Bankers urged to join in EC competition debate

Time for the industry to be active in the process

By

James Rossiter

March 4, 2002 5:00 p.m. GMT

The European Commission may have fallen out of the spotlight over the past two months simply because there have been so few large mergers and acquisitions actually being announced that it could block on anti-trust grounds. But talk among large corporates and their advisers about reform to the European competition review process is still very much alive.

One senior investment banker, whose client faced a tough time getting commission approval for a large international merger, says: 'It is time for bankers to take a far more...